Ololade Adeyanju/

Osun State government has announced that it has apprehended the COVID-19 patient who fled the isolation centre in Ejigbo area of the state earlier today.

The news of the patient’s escape had caused apprehension among residents of the state.

The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs Funke Egbemode confirmed in a statement that the woman has been returned to the isolation centre.

She said that the state government was still in the process of tracing individuals she might have come in contact with.

The Commissioner also noted that security within and around the centre has been beefed up.

Egbemode assured that the government would continue to enhance measures to prevent further spread of COVID-19 in the state.

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